Wind-musical-instrument valve.



E. J. GULICK. WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT VALVE. APPLfCATiON FILED JULY 8. 19H}.

A fife/778g Pahnh-d Apr. 15, I910.

UNITED s'rh rus PATENT oFFIoE.

EDWARD J. GULICK, GE ELKHABT, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO'G. G. CONN, LTIL, A

GOEPQRATIGN OF INDIANA.

WINE KUEIGAL-INSTBUMENT VALVE.

T a2! whom it may concern:

Be it known that I EDWARD J. (lumog a citizen of the Unitcc'Stetes, and c resldent of the city of Elhhert, Elkhert county, Indiana, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Wind-Musiccldnstrw ment Valves, of which the following is c. specification.

My invention reluics to improvements in valves for wind musical instruments of the saxophone type, but not necessarily limited to use on e saxophone.

Valves of the character meniio'ned and described herein are usually closed by spring action and opened by finger pressure, and rapid valve action, whether in Queuing or closing the opening controlled thereby, as 131i, as eocurece end close adherence of the valve to ice sect, are very essentiei for offleeting the hesjc result, I All valves of the class under corisiderakticn and cow in use have 21 ad, usually of fibrous material, se

cure d t erebo by very piieble membrane 015. kid leather whichcverlies the pad end is generally non-edjuscshly and permacently fastened to the valve body or pad fiii'fllel li'i some manner, by adhesive or otherwise. In the course of time the'pad cover becorncs depressed, misshapen somewhat, wrinkled, or creased, whereby she-valve closure ciiici'ency is materiaily impaired, 11c then becomes Iiecessery. cieher to substituce as complete n w valve or free the pad membrane r its imperfectioimcnd generally, neither alternative is feasible when the requirement is most urgent. An. object of my invention is the producticn of'rc. valve fol-wind musical instruments oi the class mentioned in which the membrane or cover is readily removable and adjustable when imperfections therein develop. Q Anotherohj'ect of my invention is the production of improved means for detachably fastenin the valwe pad carried to the valve body. ther objects of my inventiou will be mentioiied and described therein.

The preferred embodiment of my invention isweil illustrated in the eccompauyiug irrigdrawing, in which, Figure 1 shows a nient of a saxophone with one or more of my improved valves applied thereto; Fig.

2- is c section through the saxophone body at one of the valve openings showing :2.- valve seated over the opening; F 3 1s la cf the top of carrier;

Specification of Letters Fastest, Patented Apr. 15, 1919.

Application mainl s, 1918. Serial m. 243,750.

is a section taken diametrically through the pod carrier shown in Fig. 3; Fig.v 5 is a plan View the pad cover alone when spread out; F g.- 6 is a. section-taken through the pad, pad carrier and pad cover prior to fasfishing the god cover to the carrier; Fig. 7

.is a plan view of the pad cover after its flees have been folded and tied; and Fig.- 8 ls c. top plan view of the valve.

Similar numerals of reference indicate like parts and membeis throughout the severalvicws on the drawing.

0n the drawing the numeral 1 indicates the tuhulcrbody of a fragment of asaxaphone which is provided with the'lateral valve opening "2 @he' rim 3 whereof constimiss the seat for the valve hereinafter de-' scribed. The numeral 4 indicates the valve ca usually made of metal, which is provised with the endless flange 5 and a centrally' located screw aperture 6. 'The numeral 7 indicates the valve pad carrier haviug'che endless fiangc 8 and within which the valve cod 9, made of felt or other suitable material, is arranged, the pad being remined within the cup of the carrier by a cover 10 which may be made of kid leather,

4 scribed.

, The carrier T is eentreliy apertured at 11, which aperture is screw threaded and adapted to register with the aperture 6 of the valve cap 4:, end adapted also to be engaged bye headed screw 12, when arranged within the valve cap, whereby the carrier 7 may be rigidly but removebly confined within the flange 5 of the cap 4. The pad cover 10 may he cut irem :1. single piece of kid leather and provided with a lurality of edge flaps 13, 18 on its circum erence each or said flaps being pierced by a flexible draw string 14,-. the string ends hanging free from two adjacent flaps. When the pad 8 is suitably po'sitioned within the cup-like structure of the carrier 7 the pad cover 10 is laid over its face and the flaps l3 thereof are folded around the flange 8 of said carrier and upon the back of the letter, the string 14 being' thereupon drawn taut and the ends thereof 105.

ment thereof is required it is evident that the substitution of a fresh cover or the readjustment of the old one, may be readily effected.

I claim: n

l. A valve for wind musical instruments comprising, a cap; a pad carrier; a pad; a flexible pad cover; adjustablemea-ns confining the'pad cover to the pad carrier; and means for detachably fastening the valve cap and pad carrier togethen.

A valve for wind musical instruments comprising, a cap; a pad carrier; a pad; :1

flexible pad cover removably fastened to the pad carrier; and means for detachably fas tening the valve cap and pad carrier to; ,1

neeeeee ments, a'pad carrier; a pad; a flexible pad coverlprovided with a plurality of flaps; and a draw string connecting the cover flaps whereby the latter are adjustably confined upon the pad carrier.

6. In; a valve for Wind musical instruments a valve cap adapted to recelve a fastenermember; a pad carrier adapted to receive'a fastener member; a pad carried by the, pad carrier; and a fastener member detachably securin said valve cap and the pad carrier toget er.

7. In a valve for wind musicalinstruments, a valve cap provided with an aperad carrier provided with a screw ture; a threaded aperture; a pad mounted upon the carrier; and a headed fastener member engagin the valve cap aperture and screwed into t ie pad carrier aperture.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature this 6th day of July, 1918.

EDWARD J GULICK. 

